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Patented Nov. 8,1881.

G. LEVE.I BERTH PoR PASSENGER STBAMBRS.

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eUsTAvE LEvE, oE New YORK, N. Y.

BER-TH FOR PASSENGER-STEAMERS.

SPEOIEICATIONforming part of Letters, Patent No. 249,376, dated November 8,` 1881. Application filedMarch 28, 1881. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, GUsrAvE LE'vE, of the city, county, and State of N ew York, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Berths for Passenger-Steamers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same.

My invention is specially intended for use on passenger-Steamers for coast and inland navigation, on which the number ofpassengers carried is occasionally very much in excess of `the ordinary amount, necessitating a corresponding increase in sleeping accommodation. I propose, without in any way increasing the number of state-rooms or interfering with the plan or arrangement of the vessel, to provide means whereby on special occasions almost double the ordinary amount of sleepin g aecommodation can be afforded.

Myinvention may be briefly described as follows: In or on the partitions dividing oi the rows of state-rooms from the central saloon, as is usual in passen ger-Steamers, and in the spaces betweensuch state-room doors, I form cupboards, the front of which will appear or when the extra accommodation is not required, as partof the side of the saloon. In these, which may project out into the saloon or be recessed into the staterooms, and which can be of any width desired, are stowed berth frames or mattresses and bedding sufficient for one'or two berths, as the case may be, the depth of the cupboard being regulated accordingly. On the special occasions above mentioned, when more sleeping accommodation is required, all that is needed is to undo thefastenin gs securingthe cupboardfront to the saloon-partition and draw it ont at right angles thereto, suitable rollers, casters, or their equivalent being provided for it to move upon. The distance these move out is regulated and their vertical position maintained by bars, links, or rods pivoted to the cupboard frontand partition and hinged centrally, so as to fold up and down, their length, when extended, corresponding with that of an ordinary berth. When these are drawn` out the cupboard-front forms the end of the berth, and allthat isthen needed is to place in posi tion the bed frames or mattresses, these being carried on suitable pins or supports secured steamboat-saloon, showing one cupboard-front on the inside of the cupboard. For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference must be had tothe annexeddrawings, showing one way in which my invention may be embodied, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a drawn out' and the berth made up, andanother as it appears during the day 5 and Fig. 2 is a 6 longitudinal section through the berth.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A is the cupboard-front, which is usually mounted on rollers, casters, or other devices', so as to allow of its moving freely on the floor, paneled orotherwise ornamented to correspond with the decoration of the saloon, and in this case secured by hooks or catches of any kind, or by bolts, to standards or styles B, projecting 7o from the saloon-partition C, and wide enough to give sufficient depth to the cupboard to hold therein the berth frames and bedding, which will be stowed on end. The cupboard-front is secured to these standards B B by rods or bars 7 5 D D', pivoted to each and hinged, as shown, in the middle, so as to fold respectively down and up.M

E E show any suitable hooks, pins, or projections, arranged on the inside faces of G and 8o A, for the purpose of carrying the berth-frames, which may also be of any desired make. Curtains may, as shown, be suspended from the upper bars or rods, D D', thus insuring complete privacy.

Although in the above is described one way which will be `found very useful of putting my invention into practical operation, .it must be understood, as I have before mentioned, that I do not confine myself to the precise details 9o therein set forth, and that with varying requirements these may be modified without in in or on transverse partitions, as may be rerno quired. Again, these adjustable berths may be substituted for the ordinary stationary cots i J v in the Staterooms themselves, thus allowing the latter to be used in the day-time as sittingrooms; and, further, although the invention is specially applicable to passen ger-steamboats, it will be found of great utility in small craft, such as yachts, and may therein replace standing berths, the cupboards holding the bedframes, &c., being formed in the side of the Vessel. It may also be utilized in the Steerage of passenger-steamers and in transports.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. In any vessel carrying passengers, compartments or cupboards for holding berth frames, bedding, &c., in part constituted of a portion of the fixed partitions or walls of the vessel, the frontsA of said cupboards being adapted to be, drawn out from said xed portions, and when in that position serving as the end of the berth-frames, the other end being zo supported on the inside of the fixed cupboard,

all substantially as described.

2. In any vessel, cupboards or recesses formed in or on the fixed partitions or sides of the vessel, and having their fronts attached 25 thereto by pivoted bars or links D, hinged centrally of the extended berth, as and for the purposes set forth.

GUSTAVE LEVE. Witnesses:

GEORGE BIRNBAUM, OTTO ALEXANDER. 

